woodguy105
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More to it than bore cutting...
I hear what you're saying (about this thread and others) and agree in part. ...It sounds like you're a pro and probably have forgotten more than I'll ever know on the topic.
Because I didn't have any one particular method or tons of experience under my belt as a pro would, the information and methods/ techniques I learned taking the (GOL)course as well as reading books like the fundamentals of general tree work-G.F. Beranek have made me a much more intelligent and safer wood cutter. IMO. That's pretty much why I guess I am "pro" the game of logging. To me there is so much more taught than the one felling method .... Safety, proper procedure, dealing with spring poles, reading a trees lean and how the crown effects the direction, using the gunning sight etc. etc. If you eliminate the actual cutting/ felling technique the whole GOL 1 is about the basics.
The problem as you pointed out Burvol is some people are not qualified to cut. New saw owners don't get trained or read up on using saws and felling trees. So yes if there's a newbie to sawing reading about plunge/ bore cuts that could turn into a problem.
Friday I was talking with a guy I work with from time to time (nothing to do with with wood cutting)a former custom home builder, the guy owns 21 acres. He tells me his family just bought him the biggest non pro stihl saw for xmas. Then he goes on to tell me about the tree he cut down..."I pinched the saw on the back cut and the tree leaned back and fell the opposite direction I wanted it to go" I asked about his PPE..Chaps? None Helmet ? No....story continues...
He tells me how his cousin came over all fired up to cut after buying a new saw. The cousin joins him and starts cutting away fast and furious and the kid cuts his pants! No injury but so close...These guys need a course like the GOL or anything similar!
So for you guys who really look down an GOL, I would hate for a newbie to read your opinion and NOT take the course. Many of us are not professional wood cutters and any good course is worth taking. JMHO
Too many people that are not qualified to cut are doing so, and reading into techniqes that even some of the best, seasoned, three decade cutters don't bother even using. I have read more stuff on here that is over-kill, not-useful, impractical, or just plain stupid. Not this thread persay, I'm just stating it. Some stuff on here is not really good reading material for guys trying to learn the basics.
I hear what you're saying (about this thread and others) and agree in part. ...It sounds like you're a pro and probably have forgotten more than I'll ever know on the topic.
Because I didn't have any one particular method or tons of experience under my belt as a pro would, the information and methods/ techniques I learned taking the (GOL)course as well as reading books like the fundamentals of general tree work-G.F. Beranek have made me a much more intelligent and safer wood cutter. IMO. That's pretty much why I guess I am "pro" the game of logging. To me there is so much more taught than the one felling method .... Safety, proper procedure, dealing with spring poles, reading a trees lean and how the crown effects the direction, using the gunning sight etc. etc. If you eliminate the actual cutting/ felling technique the whole GOL 1 is about the basics.
The problem as you pointed out Burvol is some people are not qualified to cut. New saw owners don't get trained or read up on using saws and felling trees. So yes if there's a newbie to sawing reading about plunge/ bore cuts that could turn into a problem.
Friday I was talking with a guy I work with from time to time (nothing to do with with wood cutting)a former custom home builder, the guy owns 21 acres. He tells me his family just bought him the biggest non pro stihl saw for xmas. Then he goes on to tell me about the tree he cut down..."I pinched the saw on the back cut and the tree leaned back and fell the opposite direction I wanted it to go" I asked about his PPE..Chaps? None Helmet ? No....story continues...
He tells me how his cousin came over all fired up to cut after buying a new saw. The cousin joins him and starts cutting away fast and furious and the kid cuts his pants! No injury but so close...These guys need a course like the GOL or anything similar!
So for you guys who really look down an GOL, I would hate for a newbie to read your opinion and NOT take the course. Many of us are not professional wood cutters and any good course is worth taking. JMHO